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Path to Victory, right?

I just added up Ghostglider, Adam514, General Disarray, Axis Dominion, 666, Peirce, and ArtofWar. FOR THE PAST 18 MONTHS ONLY
In total they took Allies 39 times, Axis 31
General D wants the Allies and took them 6 times and Axis only 1
Peirce wants Axis and took them 6 times and Axis 0
So those two offset.

About bids for PtV, and it being the most “balanced” because of small bids chosen:

We don’t have enough sample size, not even close, to make any conclusions about what a proper bid should be.

Most of the games completed over the past 18 months should be thrown out of consideration because the stronger player almost always wins. I’m seeing that no matter what side is taken by who, the stronger player wins - almost always.
The rest of the games, which are few, just don’t tell you anything about bids because there are waaaaay too many other variables.

The 42% Axis statistic I dropped last week, and the fancy colored bar graph in the statistics section of the ELO rating sheet?

Horribly misleading!

How much the Axis win is largely a function of who likes to take what side. Maybe that’s what @crockett36 was looking for. Top players took Allies 39 times to 31, and, guess what, the Allies have been rolling the past 18 months.

The fact that stronger players are winning more games is not a strong indication that PtV is “balanced” close to zero.
I’m convinced that rather, it’s a strong indicator that PTV is big enough and complex enough that the results are not very sensitive to a bid.
To be clearer, I doubt that we would have much different results between a -30 bid and a -8 bid. The skill of the players and the magnitude of the game overpower it.

We have 6 players entered for an 8 player, 4 team, mini 2v2 G40 OOB tournament,

So looking for 2 more

Emphasis on fun and team play, results not recorded, just tons of fun

See pinned thread -

Can take more than 2, because teams can be 3 players

Posted siren’s call on League discussion thread just now

@pacifiersboard said in Post League Game Results Here:

I hardly get to playing and wanna call the playoff game at least - GG
@gamerman01 in 2024 Playoff OOB Round 1 Pacifiers Board (+42) v Gamerman01

You beat me to it, @Martin , I was going to call mine a few days ago.

@Jacob16

https://www.axisandallies.org/forums/topic/41773/l25-g40-oob-gamerman01-l-35-v-jacob16-x

This isn’t cheap - R6 and allies have overwhelmed.

Thanks for the good time and the remarks, Jacob! Hit me up again sometime, I’ll try and keep my A&A load light

Thanks for the quick reply, I was going to go with that if you didn’t respond but I’m glad to know I didn’t miss where you said something else,

Couldn’t finish it last night anyway, looks like I’ll get it today
Nice to pick it back up, there are a lot of exciting things going on in the game. Brain candy! @crockett36

I don’t want any advantage from delays. Here are some things to remember.

Italy has a bomber on Japan
Italy has a fighter on Argentina
Germany has a sub off Argentina
UK has a big army on Turkey
UK has 2 mech and 2 tanks in Mozambique, and a bomber on Kenya
UK now has a transport in the Red Sea
Johnston island has naval and airbase
Egypt has all 3 facilities
Gibraltar’s airbase is operable, with 2 damage
USA has a heavy bomber on Belarus that bombed Berlin hard last turn, and is disrupting Russia’s NO, though the Germans have a sub to disrupt it again
We have a situation in 113, 114, 115 with a standoff with German transporting
USA has 2 mech, armor in Panama, and a new tactical in Eastern

The Italians built a transport off Spain last turn

You probably wouldn’t have missed any of these, but it’s easy to miss things on the UHD map we’re still not too experienced with
Oh, and you could figure it out but both Italian ground are in the Gold Coast though it may appear the tank is in FWA

Again, good luck working all that out
Whale of a game

US has 4 fighter on UK
UK has 2 also

OK, I can add you to the sign up and if you’re in, we only need 1 more

Don’t worry about a pairing, you’ll get it

Although we could start and the one side of the bracket just wait,
Let’s wait for the 8th for more options for making teams

Yeah I’ve never had such an incredible standoff on the German/Russian front before. So many rounds, in the middle of Berlin and Moscow. Now we both have trucks lined up to move in.

So I was wondering, if we keep adding infantry (and trucks) to the front lines, does that mean we’ll sit there in a stalemate for many more rounds? And wow, we’re trading Leningrad back and forth at round 20.

And so much more. Hopefully it’s not decided by a big oversight by either

It’s Axis vs Allies! North America is the only continent that’s not being fiercely battled over, though I only have about 4% of Africa for now.
+15 communism + war bonds is pretty well stopping me, along with Burma road chinese.

It’s a monster move. Every time. Thanks for the prediction, you know I’m chill though

I wondered too,

I think delete the Yunnan, don’t want to wreck a J1 with 3 planes down and Yunnan lost

<sigh> you are among the vast majority of players, booper, I am the weird one.

I will fully adopt your idea to do 4 Chinese AA and leave the Japanese planes alone. I’m not sure you said this, but that kind of simulates the tigers’ effect, and we’ll just let Larry have his purple planes.

You guys make me feel great. Yes it favors the Allies on purpose, because in team play the Allies suffer a bit from coordination between players, like all A&A games.

Nice standard setup?! I’m flattered. I know I didn’t put in as much thought and it’s not as sophisticated as @AndrewAAGamer so I just want to say right now it’s not on that level.
But I’m very pleased Andrew independently has similar ideas to me as to strengthening India and China since the Axis are favored in the game and therefore we can be more historical/realistic in that way.
Always remembering that there are real limits to making A&A historical but that when you could go two different ways, why not lean historical

We rounded up 8 players for OOB in 2025! That’s not easy!

Now it’s a mad scramble for a partner. Remember it’s just two games if you win the first, it’s a little informal fun team tourney, so you don’t need to do a background check and check satellite and AI to find a suitable partner.

You see the other 3 I tagged just now -

You four need to pair off (I sound like a gym teacher)
And we’ll RNG the first round matchups

Shoot I’m inclined to RNG whether you get Axis or Allies, too. Prevents whining about how to do bids and such.

I’m glad you guys are venturing back to OOB - - nice

@Booper and Gamer versus

@mikawagunichi and his teammate (@Jacob16 or @oysteilo )

And @crockett36 and @Stucifer versus

@Daaras and his teammate (Jacob or Oysteilo)

So we can’t start until you guys match up 🤔

I’ll set up the bracket here:
2v2 OOB tournament

@gamerman01 said in League Global 1940 2nd edition non-ranked Team Tournament:

Here’s how AI synthesized my setup ideas, just for fun

🛡 G40 2v2 Variant: Coordinated Resistance

A historical balance tweak for two-player teams in Axis & Allies Global 1940

📜 Purpose

This variant addresses inherent coordination challenges in Allied 2v2 team formats. Since Germany and Japan benefit from more focused strategic alignment, this proposal introduces modest unit boosts for the Allies to reflect historical deployments, improve survivability, and sustain competitive pacing.

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🎲 Setup Adjustments

Each change adheres to the “1 unit per territory/zone” guideline.

🌊 Pacific Theater

Nation	Territory/Zone	Unit Change	Historical Rationale
China	Szechwan	+1 AA	Simulate Flying
China	Hunan	+1 AA	tiger devastation of
China	Shensi	+1 AA	Japanese air
China	Chahar	+1 infantry	Represents local resistance and rearguard
China	Anhwe	+1 infantry	Delays Axis advance toward central China
China	Hopei	+1 infantry	Strengthens northern front line
UK (Pacific)	India	+1 infantry	Helps sustain Burma Road defense

🌍 Europe Theater

Nation	Territory/Zone	Unit Change	Historical Rationale
USA	SZ 101	+1 destroyer	Bolsters Atlantic convoy defense
UK	Egypt	+1 infantry	Reinforces defense against Italy
UK	SZ 91	+1 destroyer	Slows Italian fleet mobility
UK	SZ 110	+1 destroyer	Adds protection vs German naval threat
UK	SZ 71 (S. Africa)	+1 transport	Enhances reach into East Africa / India
USSR	Ukraine	+1 infantry	Bolsters defense on Dnieper front
USSR	Russia (Moscow)	+1 infantry	Strategic depth for capital defense
USSR	East Poland	+1 fighter	Reflects pre-Barbarossa Soviet air presence

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🧠 Gameplay Rationale

• Historical Anchoring: Each unit placement references plausible pre-June 1940 deployments or logistical positioning.
• Balance Correction: Enhances Allied survivability without nullifying Axis initiative.
• Team Dynamics: Supports distributed Allied coordination across two players, mitigating decision friction.

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📝 Submission Notes

This variant was inspired by recurring imbalances in competitive 2v2 matchups and aligns with existing tournament bid frameworks (40–60 IPCs typical). It’s designed to remain compatible with official rules, requiring only setup tweaks rather than structural overhaul.

Good idea, there will be 3 games so 1 time setup is the efficiency.

Preferred order for deciding sides

1. Just agree on sides
2. “coin flip”
3. bid starting off the starting setup